Science-finches

Galapogoes islands-

Walkable

How many species of finches were there?

13

You need the right tools (beaks)….

……for the right job

How are the finch species related to each other?

their closer to each other than anyone is to a species on the mainland

Where do the finches come from?

one single common ancestor

What happened in 1977?

a drought came and the finches had to compete for food

what beaks were more common/better when the drought came?

small beaks

What beaks were more common before the drought?

big beaks

Do different species sing different songs?

yes

How many species did one finch from the mainland turn into?

13

were there larger seeds when el nino came?

no, there were just small ones

What percent of finches died when the drought came?

Over 80%

What island were they on?

Daphne major island

what do finches show/ give an example of?

how species evolved and traveled

what did natural selection do?

change the beak size

when a bird heard its on kind sing did they go to a different kind of bird?

no

What does a wood pecker finch concentrate on?

larvae

Who were the finches first brought to?

charles darwin

Who are the ones that were studying the finches?

the grants

How many years did the grants study them for?

40 years

Was the grants trip supposed to be long term?

No